Cynch Security co-founder Susie Jones. Source: supplied.

For all the media coverage that cyber security has attracted over the past couple of months, many businesses I speak to still struggle to understand how cyber crime can target small business.

The reality is that cyber attacks and scams are increasingly common, with the ACCC’s Targeting Scams report showing businesses lost $132 million to scams in 2019.

Don’t think you or your business will ever be the target of a cyber attack? We recently had a client approach us after she experienced a cyber attack. Her story might surprise you.

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Rachel* is a smart, tech-savvy lawyer and sole trader in her own practice.

She receives and sends emails and documents constantly throughout the day — these can contain evidence for a case, invoices, meeting notes or any number of other things. A lot of these exchanges contain sensitive information.

One day, Rachel receives an email requesting her to click on a link to access a legal brief via a…

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